Bee attack leaves two people, two dogs stung

ALTADENA - Two people and a couple of dogs were stung Wednesday by bees that have been living inside the wall of a house.

The attack happened at 3:57 p.m. in the 2900 block of Marengo Avenue.

"We found one dog in someone's yard in really bad condition. It was on its side, panting," Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Ronald Mandzok said. He added that a second dog was found in equally bad condition.

The two people who were stung decided to seek their own medical treatment while the dogs' owner took his pets to the vet, according to Mandzok.

The dogs that were attacked lived in the house where the hive was found. Authorities didn't know what led to the rift in the canine/bee relationship.

He said firefighters ended up opening up the wall and using foam to destroy the hive which was between wall studs.

He estimated the hive was about 16 inches wide and four to five feet high.